Weakest WBO Heavyweight Champion?

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  1. Heisenberg

    Heisenberg @paulmillsfitness Full Member

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    After all three of his world title fights have gone 12 rounds against C level opposition, I think Joseph Parker and especially his punching power have been exposed as overhyped. However far worse have held the WBO strap - whose you’re pick... Bentt? Hide? Akinwande? Liackhovich?
     
  2. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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  3. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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  4. Howitzer1888

    Howitzer1888 Active Member Full Member

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    It's got to be Michael Bentt for me. Tommy Morrison is a nice win to have but did absolutely nothing other than that.
     
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  5. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    Morrison clearly.
     
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  6. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This.

    Neither Bentt, nor Parker and Lyakhovich are as bad as IBF beltholder Charles Martin though
     
  7. Howitzer1888

    Howitzer1888 Active Member Full Member

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    Agreed. Martin is the worst of all major belt holders. Won the belt by fluke.
     
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  8. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Charles Martin hit the lottery.

    Having never beat any top-50 opponent in his life, he somehow got ranked #2 by IBF.

    Then suddenly Wlad lost to Fury.

    And Fury suddenly was stripped off his belt

    And #1 ranked was undeserving Glazkov, who should've lost to Malik Scott and Cunningham previously. Not a top-10 HW for sure.

    And then Glazkov somehow injures his knee without being hit - and we have the new World HW Champion - Charles Martin!!!

    There never was more undeserving beltholder at HW
     
  9. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Nah. 12 rounds UD over comeback Foreman vs. a fluke loss to the average Bentt doesn't make him the worst. a lot of guys could have done that to Morrison on off night of his, but couldn't have done what he did to Foreman to win the title in the first place.
     
  10. Unforgiven

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    Morrison wasn't having an off night against Bentt, that's just an excuse.
    Morrison actually stormed out hard and firing hard punches and had Bentt wobbly a little and on the ropes. That's exactly what Morrison usually did. That's not an off night.
    Bentt just splattered him with a counter attack. Morrison's chin was bad.

    Morrison winning against Foreman is more of a "fluke". But it looked like Foreman didn't really want to hurt him. Morrison ran.
     
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  11. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Yeah off night = losing to Bentt regardless of whether it was being too reckless early on or his lifestyle outside of the ring. Bentt could never replicate what Morrison did against Foreman, not even on his best night. Therefore he's a worse titlist.
     
  12. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Morrison, Bentt, Briggs, Liakovich, and Hide were all worse than Parker. And he'd most likely beat Brewster too.
     
  13. ForemanJab

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  14. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Sultan ibragibum without a doubt.

    The Briggs he took the title off was so fat he wasn't even able to throw a punch. 275 pounds - a career highest. He was so sick at the time he retired for two years after the fight.
    One of the weakest examples of a title changing hands in the history of the division.

    The only prime opponent this Sucktan ever faced was Ray Austin and he came away with a draw :confundio::qmeparto:.

    Even Harlod Scoiners was able to beat Ray Austin :kitt-kit:
     
  15. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    You still repeat this Dinoism regarding Sultan Ibragimov without applying proper context, you take being selective to a whole different level. The only question is whether you're consciously aware or completely oblivious to your inconsistencies.